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Retired firefighter sentenced, Detroiter in Chinese jail, Morouns sell building: Your Tuesday briefing

By Steve Neavling on November 13, 2018 Morning Briefing

A white retired Detroit firefighter is sentenced for shooting at black teen; a Detroiter’s prison sentence in China is reduced; and the Morouns sell another large building in Corktown.

Chinese company neglects another art deco gem in downtown Detroit as skyscraper floods

By Steve Neavling on February 25, 2015 Abandoned Buildings, Art & Entertainment, Buildings, Headline, Real Estate

The towering art deco David Stott Building in downtown Detroit was submerged in two stories of water Wednesday in what looks like yet another cautionary tale of abandonment.

China’s occupation of downtown Detroit ends as ‘Transformers 4’ cleaned up

By Steve Neavling on August 27, 2013 Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts

The transformation of Grand Circus Park was surreal, indeed.

Cheap, vacant houses in Detroit attract foreign investors (Photos)

By Steve Neavling on July 30, 2013 Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts

Many of the abandoned homes are gutted, burned and in dangerous, underserved neighborhoods.